6 months passed after moved to Sandy Springs. Perform well and make more specials daily. It is fun to make foods.

Tuesday, June 19, 2012

Taka Update June 19, 2012

Fish
delivery and more

Good tuna is coming tomorrow. It is big eye tuna and I buy
stomach side this time. The weight of ¼ is almost 40 lbs.

So far all Japanese fish are good. We only have 15 days
to July 4th. I went to Costco this morning and saw a big fireworks
box. July 4th and fireworks are good matching.We are not open on July 4th.

Weight
Control and Golf

I played golf last Sunday and made some money. I did no
lose any money. That was a good think. I will play this Sunday again.

Weight is fine in bad level. It was 168.50 lbs. this
morning. I am doing weight training for Sunday golf game.

Sleeping Pill Use Increases Risk of Death and
Cancer

If you use sleeping pills such as zolpidem (Ambien) or
temazepam (Restoril), even less than twice a month, you are at an increased
risk of death, according to a new study in the online journal BMJ Open. The same study
noted that high doses of sleeping pills may also increase your risk of cancer.

The findings of this new study are disturbing, especially
since use of sleeping pills (hypnotics) is on the rise. According to the
authors, between 5% and 10% of adults used sleeping pills in the United States
in 2010.

Data from the NHS
Information Centre showed a 3% increase in prescriptions for sleeping pills
between 2007/08 and 2010/11 in England, as well as a 28% rise in antidepressant
use. Experts believe the stress of economic problems are causing more people to
experience stress and difficulty sleeping.

In the new study, which was
conducted by researchers at the Scripps Clinic Viterbi Family Sleep Center in
La Jolla, California, and the Jackson Hole Center for Preventive Medicine in
Jackson, Wyoming, the authors followed 10,529 adults (mean age, 54 years) who
had been prescribed sleeping pills for an average of 2.5 years between 2002 and
2007. They were matched with 23,676 controls who had not used hypnotic
prescriptions.

The two most commonly used
sleeping pills were temezepam and zolpidem, which accounted for more than 50%
of the drugs used. Others included eszopiclone, zaleplon, and various
barbiturates and sedative antihistamines.

After allowing for factors
such as age, underlying health conditions, sex, and lifestyle habits, the
investigators found evidence of a link between use of the sleeping pills and an
increased risk of death. More specifically:

·People
who were prescribed up to 18 doses a years were more than 3.5 times as likely
to die as were individuals who were not prescribed sleeping pills

·Individuals
taking from 18 to 132 doses of sleeping pills were more than four times as
likely to die

·Anyone
who took more than 132 doses of the pills were more than five times as likely
to die as were non-using controls

·Although
these risks were seen in all age groups, the risks were greatest among people
aged 18 to 55

·Adults
who took the highest number of doses were 35% more likely to be diagnosed with
cancer, and this risk was not related to any pre-existing condition

Dr. Trish Groves, editor-in-chief of BMJ Open, pointed out that
“Although the authors have not been able to prove that sleeping
pills cause premature death, their analyses have ruled out a wide range of
other possible causative factors.”

So what now? The authors
noted that “the meager benefits of hypnotics, as critically reviewed by groups
without financial interest, would not justify substantial risks.” They pointed
out that “a consensus is developing that cognitive-behavioral therapy of
chronic insomnia may be more successful than hypnotics.”

In
fact, a recent study in Psychology
Research and Behavior Management reported on “New developments in
cognitive behavioral therapy as the first-line treatment of insomnia.”

The authors, from the Sleep
Medicine Center at Stanford University School of Medicine, reported that
cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBTI) is well grounded in science
and that “there is strong empirical evidence that CBTI is effective.”

The new findings of an
association between use of sleeping pills and a substantially increased risk of
death and cancer are reason to reconsider the use of these medications, say the
authors, including even short-term use.

Axis Atlanta Japanese Community Magazine

About Me

Work hard, play hard and make money! This is my American Life.
Enjoy life always.
Make All women happy.
米国生活をエンジョイするには、よく働き、よく遊び、そして金儲けをすること、これ以外にはありません。ドリームはまだまだあります。世界中の女性を幸せにする、この壮大な夢に向かってひたすらマグロのように泳ぐのです。